Any guaranteed bail bond certificate with respect to which a surety company licensed to do business in this state has become surety, shall when posted by the person whose signature appears thereon, be accepted in lieu of cash bail or other bond in an amount not to exceed five hundred dollars to guarantee the appearance of such person in any court in this state at such time as may be required by such court, when the person is arrested for any motor vehicle violation or violation of any motor vehicle ordinance of any municipality; provided any such guaranteed bail bond certificate so posted as a bail bond in any court shall be subject to the forfeiture and enforcement provisions of section 54-66.
(P.A. 74-110, S. 2; P.A. 90-243, S. 174; 90-285, S. 2, 3.)
History: P.A. 90-243 added the reference “licensed to do business in this state”, deleting reference to Sec. 38-177a repealed by Sec. 180 of the act; P.A. 90-285 increased the maximum amount of a guaranteed bail bond certificate that will be accepted in lieu of cash bail or other bond from $200 to $500.
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